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==Pages for deletion== | ==Pages for deletion== | ||
Hi, please review [[:Category:Pages for deletion|Category:Pages for deletion]] and delete those pages. Several pages have accumulated during the absence of the administrators. Thanks. --[[User:Usa11|Usa11]] ([[User talk:Usa11|talk]]) 16:37, 30 April 2021 (UTC) | Hi, please review [[:Category:Pages for deletion|Category:Pages for deletion]] and delete those pages. Several pages have accumulated during the absence of the administrators. Thanks. --[[User:Usa11|Usa11]] ([[User talk:Usa11|talk]]) 16:37, 30 April 2021 (UTC) | ||
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==Thumbnails for new images are broken for some reason, Mediawiki can't fnd /usr/bin/convert== | ==Thumbnails for new images are broken for some reason, Mediawiki can't fnd /usr/bin/convert== | ||
So new images aren't working to add to the wiki pages | So new images aren't working to add to the wiki pages | ||
It says "Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127" You probaby need to install imagemagick or configure the imagemagick location in LocalSettings.php | It says "Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: /usr/bin/convert: No such file or directory Error code: 127" You probaby need to install imagemagick or configure the imagemagick location in LocalSettings.php | ||
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==Needing a couple of renames and logo uploads== | ==Needing a couple of renames and logo uploads== | ||
Hi, an IP editor here (who doesn't have file/move rights). Could you please assess [[:Category:Wiki site requiring logo upload|logo upload]] and [[:Category:Articles to be renamed|article rename]] categories? Particularly for these, which I edited recently, if not all (thanks!): [[Isvwiki]], [[Wječnika]]. -[[Special:Contributions/172.26.6.144|172.26.6.144]] 02:03, 21 October 2021 (UTC) | Hi, an IP editor here (who doesn't have file/move rights). Could you please assess [[:Category:Wiki site requiring logo upload|logo upload]] and [[:Category:Articles to be renamed|article rename]] categories? Particularly for these, which I edited recently, if not all (thanks!): [[Isvwiki]], [[Croatian Wiktionary|Wječnika]]. -[[Special:Contributions/172.26.6.144|172.26.6.144]] 02:03, 21 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
==Boobpedia== | ==Boobpedia== | ||
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::Ah, thank you! I've successfully uploaded a new version of the image — are you able to delete [[:File:Whiki_Logo.png]] if possible, please? [[User:Original Authority|Original Authority]] ([[User talk:Original Authority|talk]]) 07:35, 26 November 2022 (UTC) | ::Ah, thank you! I've successfully uploaded a new version of the image — are you able to delete [[:File:Whiki_Logo.png]] if possible, please? [[User:Original Authority|Original Authority]] ([[User talk:Original Authority|talk]]) 07:35, 26 November 2022 (UTC) | ||
:::Now deleted. Thanks for your understanding. And welcome again. [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 14:26, 26 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
==[[WikiIndex:Merge policy|Merge policy?]]== | |||
I checked the [[Althistory]] page, and it says that the page should be merged with another one. OK so far, a long time ago I did that at WP, and kinda remember it also involves merging the histories so nothing is lost. But what is WI's merging policy actually? It's still a red link...--[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 23:55, 30 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
:You are indeed correct that our merge policy is still a red link :-p Indeed, many basic policies were red links until the last few years! I will endeavour to make a start on that specific policy very soon. | |||
:The actual mechanism for [[Special:MergeHistory|Merging]] can only be carried out by [[sysop]]s, due to the licensing need to retain [[edit history]] (and [[attribution]]) of both articles. Whilst the merge function is automated, it does need oversight - because not every edit can be merged - so discretion needs to be observed before actioning it. | |||
:Regarding the Althistory, and indeed all merge requests - sometimes, an editor may mark an article for merging (in good faith) - when in fact, it should remain in its own right. Aside any genuine but accidental duplicate entries - the most common reason for mistakenly tagging for a merge is when a wiki site has changed host by way of [[fork]]ing (and instead of creating a new article for the new host - an editor may simply update the original wiki site to the URLs of the new host!). The original wiki site, at its original host should be preserved as its own article here (annotating its status if necessary as abandoned or dead), and using a hat-note template to point to any new host. I notice that it was [[User talk:Ismael755|Ismael755]] who added the merge tag to [[Althistory]] (I think I was on an extended wiki break at that time - personal issues), and he also added a new article [[Alternate Future Wiki]]. Glancing very briefly, it appears that both sites co-existed, though I guess they now are merged into one site on Wikia. There is also the same issue with [[Future]] and [[The Future Wiki]]! | |||
:In summary, if two articles have been created about an identical site on an identical host - the articles should be merged. But if they are or were two separate wiki sites (even if say on Wikia), but have themselves since merged (usually by Wikia), the article here referring to the 'original' (even if dead) should be retained - and ideally archived links found to support it. | |||
:Hope that makes sense! :) [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 00:36, 1 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
:: OK, I'll have to think about this a bit. But thanks for stating the merge policy.--[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 04:42, 1 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
==Blocked me== | |||
Hello Sean, | |||
Not sure what I was doing to look like a spammer, but thought I would ask: https://wikiindex.org/Special:Contributions/172.26.30.192 Best, [[MarkDilley]] | |||
:Hello Mark. Apologies if I somehow managed to block you. There is a bug somewhere in our software, and that IP address requested an account, which I approved. And they then created a blatant spam page - [[Ndifreke Ukpong]] - which clearly had nothing to do with any wiki! | |||
:Checking the [[Special:Block/172.26.30.192|block log for that IP]], they are only restricted from editing as an anon IP editor. They are still able to create new accounts, or login from existing accounts. So genuine registered users should not be blocked! | |||
:Another guy on MediaWiki.org also commented that our software configuration has bugs which are preventing password recovery emails, and Karsten also concerned about our buggy config. Regards [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 12:52, 7 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
::Gotcha. Thanks for your responsiveness and clarity Sean, as always! What are the steps we can take to update/upgrade our software configuration? Best, [[MarkDilley]] | |||
:::I am no expert on MediaWiki hosting, so I can not advise! | |||
:::I am not sure if you have spoken with Ray recently - because [[Karsten Hoffmeyer]] ({{U|Kghbln}}) emailed me recently, and offered to host WikiIndex on his own [[:Category:ProWiki (farm)|ProWiki]] host, and upgrade the necessary software (though he never indicated any price!). Karsten would actually be a great fit for WikiIndex, because he is also an expert with Semantic MediaWiki. [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 14:16, 7 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
== Small trouble with a vandal == | |||
Hi! I'm a wiki editor for the [[Independent Fallout Wiki]] and I had to deal with a vandal on our page. Essentially, an anon edit posted links to something completely irrelevant to the subject matter, as well as posting misinformation that really had no relation to the article. They also dead-named on our admins. | |||
I was curious if there's any counter-measured to prevent this? Thanks! [[User:C0NN1E|C0NN1E]] ([[User talk:C0NN1E|talk]]) 13:56, 2 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
:Hello C0NN1E, welcome to WikiIndex. I'm sorry for not noticing the [[vandal]]ism. I now blocked the IP for one week, but if you notice anyone who is spamming or vandalising articles, please tag their user page or user talk page with either <tt>{{Template|vandal}}</tt> or <tt>{{Template|spammer}}</tt>. Best regards, and happy new year! [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 14:24, 2 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
::Hi again, Hoof Hearted! It looks like the same IP returned a week later trying to remove constructive edits on the same page. I marked their user page under the <nowiki>{{vandal}}</nowiki> template. [[User:C0NN1E|C0NN1E]] ([[User talk:C0NN1E|talk]]) 20:51, 7 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
==Wiki Farm name change procedure?== | |||
Howdy! I just wanted to check in to clarify someting. [[:Category:Whiki|Whiki]] has changed names and is now known as Telepedia—what should I do with the article and categories, and the pages that follow, such as [[Whiki Meta Wiki]]. Should I create new articles and mark Whiki as dead, and add a hat note? Or is there some other procedure for this (such as merging, or editing the original article etc.) Just wanted to double check before making edits! :) --[[User:Original Authority|Original Authority]] ([[User talk:Original Authority|talk]]) 06:21, 5 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
:Hi, and sorry for the delay in replying. | |||
:Do you have URLs for Telepedia? And do you know the rationale for the name change? | |||
:Depending on the reasons or cause of the name change, we would either [[redirect]] to their new name, or mark as dead and create new! :-/ [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 21:24, 8 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
==Redirecting WikiIndex-dot-com URL to subpage== | |||
Hey, Hoof! I don't know if you're the right person to ask for this, but many old Fandom (Wikia) sites still have [[wikiindex:]] interwiki link set to http://wikiindex.com/$1. For examples, see [https://cities.fandom.com/api.php?siprop=interwikimap&action=query&meta=siteinfo cities.fandom] (a.k.a. [[Cities Wiki]]), [https://list.fandom.com/api.php?siprop=interwikimap&action=query&meta=siteinfo list.fandom] ([[WikiLists]]) and the ''Star Trek'' wiki, [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/api.php?siprop=interwikimap&action=query&meta=siteinfo memory-alpha.fandom] ([[Memory Alpha]]). | |||
The problem is, https://wikiindex.com/aaaa or any URL to dot-com with any subpage just redirects to the homepage (https://wikiindex.org). Thoughts on fixing how that domain redirection is set up? —[[User:AStranger195|AStranger195]] ([[User talk:AStranger195|talk]]) 13:21, 20 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
:Hello, to get that issue fixed, you need to ask on [[Wikia Community Central (en)]] to get one of their Interwiki Administrators to update their global interwiki table - including updating many to https. That is unfortunately out of control of WikiIndex. Best regards [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 17:47, 24 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
:: What about fixing it on your end, and fixing all legacy interwiki links in the process? Doesn't WikiIndex have control of the wikiindex.com domain? --[[User:AStranger195|AStranger195]] ([[User talk:AStranger195|talk]]) 05:52, 25 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
:::I am not sure about the Wikiindex dot com domain. Maybe you can email our owner, [[Raymond King]], as he may still own the dot com domain. | |||
:::As for Wikia or Fandom, they have zero interest in cooperation with external wiki sites. Indeed, Wikia removed many of the tools used for creating relationships between themselves and non-Wikia sites a long time ago! [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 15:07, 25 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
::: I have control of the name, but don't have the technical skills. I'd be happy to give it a try if someone can make it easy for me. [[Raymond King]] | <small>[[User talk:Rathbone|talk]]</small> | |||
==Please see the message on the following talk page, adding this CSS code will fix the tab issue== | |||
[[MediaWiki talk:Vector.css]] | |||
I can't edit it myself because I'm not an administrator. | |||
[[User:William Lupinacci|William Lupinacci]] ([[User talk:William Lupinacci|talk]]) 22:28, 16 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
:{{Done}} Thanks for the advice, cheers! [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 08:34, 17 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
==RMS Titanic Wikis== | |||
Hi, | |||
just worked on [[RMS Titanic Wiki]] and created a template for its sister wikis. Please check it whether it's OK that way. | |||
Also, I'm wondering about this website: [https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/introduction.html Encyclopedia Titanica]. Does this fit in here? It's an online database for a specific topic with a community, but OTOH, it doesn't seem to be a real wiki, esp. since it was started in 1996.--[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
:The Titanic template is fantastic! Thank you. As for Encyclopedia Titanica, that does not use any known wiki software (from what I can ascertain), so it really has no place here. Regards, [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 15:49, 1 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
:: You're welcome. I'll make a multi-language template for the James Bond wikis next.--[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 07:27, 4 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
:::A [[:Category:James Bond|James Bond]] template will be awesome, thanks. [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 11:24, 4 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
==Login problem== | |||
This month I got an odd login error: I wanted to log in, but got an error message that I had no cookies activated. My browser settings were the same as they are now, and as you can see, I am logged in. --[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 09:37, 13 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
:Which browser are you using? For me, when I use Safari on my Mac, I regularly get cookie warnings for sites which I know that I have already accepted, and it frequently logs me out of sites which I regularly use. I never have those issues when using Opera browser! Regards. [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 11:03, 13 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
==Do you know a wiki with a smart user community?== | |||
Somehow I don't feel satisfied with the various communities I'm a member of. You know about so many wikis. Can you recommend one to me which has science and/or fiction as a topic, and an intelligent user base? Maybe one with restricted access? | |||
TIA, --[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 20:40, 18 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
:Hello, and apologies for late reply. Apart from trawling through [[:Category:Science]], it is difficult for me to make personal recommendations. [[SklogWiki]] is a high-level science wiki, run by a former WikiIndex editor. [[Psiram]] appears to be a quality site, its German language version is fairly active. [[RationalWiki (en)]] includes lots of science, as do the various [[:Category:Uncyclopedia]]s. Best regards, [[User:Hoof Hearted|<big>Sean P</big>, <small>''aka'' Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]] / [[Staff]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 11:36, 11 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
:: Thanks for your suggestions. For SklogWiki I don't have the right background, and RationalWiki has many readworthy articles, but the userbase has detoriated IMO. Still thanks for Psiram, I'll have to look at it.--[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 02:59, 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
== Redirect Please == | |||
Please can you make this page https://wikiindex.org/Taerel_Worldbuilding_Wiki Redirect to [[Taerel Wiki]] and merge content as fitting please? | |||
[[Special:Contributions/172.26.16.215|172.26.16.215]] 22:23, 5 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
== Are you OK, Sean? == | |||
For some weeks (it feels like it), I've tried to login, but the wiki was always down. That's why I wondered whether something had happened to you.--[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 21:30, 3 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
== Spammer alert == | |||
172.26.16.37 inserted handbag ads on the [[Alternativgeschichte-Wiki]] page. Could you ban him?--[[User:Max Sinister|Max Sinister]] ([[User talk:Max Sinister|talk]]) 13:02, 16 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
== Welcome back == | |||
It's good to see you back and editing. Cheers --[[User:Kghbln|[[kgh]]]] ([[User talk:Kghbln|talk]]) 13:48, 27 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
== Adding more semantics == | |||
Hello both [[User:Hoof Hearted]] and [[User:Kghbln]]. I think you are active occasionally. I wanted to ask if semantic mediawiki properties are welcome here at WikiIndex. I see the extensions installed, but few uses, only for wikifarms through its template. I have some ideas about using SMW properties to store stats about wikis and show them in graphs, kinda WikiApiary, but more modest (not huge amounts of stats saved every day for the same wiki). I can make a proof of concept and show to get your opinion. Regards. [[User:Emijrp|emijrp]] ([[User talk:Emijrp|talk]]) 18:31, 12 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
:Here is [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=User:Emijrp/Sandbox&oldid=287512 an example]. Excluding the detailed introduction, I think that I can code a bot to fill the Infobox, the Archive and Statistics sections. But that would change many pages and I want some feedback and approval before doing it, though I think that Wikiindex is a bit dormant. [[User:Emijrp|emijrp]] ([[User talk:Emijrp|talk]]) 17:56, 15 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
:: I am sorry for responding late. I needed to be off during the past weeks. Anyhow, I am all for it. We could probably add that information to the size template or better to a new one to allow more flexibility for placing the graphs. You manually annotate the number of edits a year on the page in your example. I am curious how you would like to determine the number of edits or new page creations a year for a given wiki. API-calls on the first date of the year followed by a comparison of edit numbers? Cheers --[[User:Kghbln|[[kgh]]]] ([[User talk:Kghbln|talk]]) 07:54, 26 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
:::Analysing the XML dumps generated by WikiTeam. That way we can do the stats retroactively. [[User:Emijrp|emijrp]] ([[User talk:Emijrp|talk]]) 14:40, 26 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
::::Nice, now we need to figure out how ot add the data. Do you have a suggestion from your perspective? --[[User:Kghbln|[[kgh]]]] ([[User talk:Kghbln|talk]]) 06:49, 27 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
== Special:Statistics vs. {<nowiki/>{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} == | |||
Regarding your edit ([https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=LateTherexWiki&diff=next&oldid=275888 diff]). | |||
You know that "Special:Statistics" or "<code>{<nowiki/>{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}</code> does not provide the correct number of articles. | |||
There are many reasons why the site_stats table does not contain the correct number, so it should be corrected from time to time. | |||
There is a maintenance script [[:mw:Manual:initSiteStats.php|initSiteStats.php]], but most wiki owners do not use it. | |||
If Special:PopularPages is now available, you have a more reliable way of determining the number of available articles in the wiki.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.95.244|162.158.95.244]] | |||